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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13191
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SOCIAL AFFAIRS / Social

Member States approve EU Council recommendation on strengthening social dialogue

On Wednesday 31 May, the Member States approved the draft recommendation of the Council of the EU on strengthening social dialogue in the EU. The text will be adopted by the ‘Employment and Social Affairs’ Council on 12 June.

The recommendation, proposed in January (see EUROPE B13107A1), calls on the Member States to encourage and protect social dialogue in the EU, which encompasses “tripartite and bipartite consultation and negotiation, in the private and public sectors, at all...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: Josep Borrell inaugurates CSDP civilian mission EUPM Moldova
EXTERNAL ACTION
FUTURE OF EUROPE: ‘European Political Community’ meets to send a message of unity against Russia and of solidarity towards Moldova
MOLDOVA: EU sanctions five people for destabilising Moldova and undermining Ukraine’s territorial integrity
GEORGIA: Salomé Zourabichvili calls for her country to be granted candidate status for EU membership
MONTENEGRO: Josep Borrell calls on Podgorica to continue reforms on occasion of President Jakov Milatović’s first official visit to Brussels
SERBIA/KOSOVO: NATO announces deployment of 700 additional soldiers to stem violence and tensions in north of Kosovo
UNITED STATES: EU and United States seek to reassure on state of relations
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: with help of part of international community, Ukraine is already starting to rebuild
AGRICULTURE: Janusz Wojciechowski calls for restrictions on Ukrainian cereal imports to be extended for at least another five months
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: EU Member States still unable to reach agreement on digital platform workers, although more countries believe work is moving in right direction
SOCIAL: Swedish Presidency warns that EU Council will need new mandate if it is to reach agreement with MEPs on occupational exposure to asbestos
SOCIAL: Member States approve EU Council recommendation on strengthening social dialogue
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: agreement between EU institutions on proposal to revise rules on monitoring of fishing activities
COMPETITIVENESS: critical raw materials act, Swedish Council Presidency proposes to raise processing and recycling targets in EU
JUSTICE: protection of vulnerable adults, Didier Reynders proposes a series of measures to facilitate cross-border care
JUSTICE: digitalisation and administrative law, lawyer Anne Meuwese presents conclusions of her study to Committee on Legal Affairs
JUSTICE: “there will be no compromise under Swedish Presidency” of EU Council regarding digitalisation of judicial cooperation, says European Parliament rapporteur Emil Radev
MIGRATION: pact on Migration and Asylum, moment of truth is approaching for EU Member States
ENERGY: EU Member States move towards political agreement on electricity market reform at Energy Council on 19 June
TRANSPORT: driving licences, road safety and private jet travel on agenda at ministerial meeting in Luxembourg
TRANSPORT: progress in interinstitutional negotiations on development of trans-European transport network
BIODIVERSITY: nature restoration regulation, EPP group withdraws from negotiations on Luena report ahead of parliamentary vote on 15 June
ENVIRONMENT: Swedish Presidency close to compromise over classification and labelling of chemical substances
CONSUMERS: European Parliament and EU Council meet on 5 June to negotiate ‘Distance Marketing of Financial Services’ Directive
FOOD/BIODIVERSITY: around thirty NGOs urged European Commission to publish proposed directive on soil health
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: European Parliament prepares to adopt its position on ‘due diligence’ directive for European companies
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: Member States in favour of including a gender perspective in EU policies and budgets
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: delegated act of European Commission on PDOs and PGIs in wine sector
COHESION: €120 million in EU funding for urban innovation projects
NORTH KOREA: EU condemns attempted launch of military reconnaissance satellite
GENDER EQUALITY: conclusions on safety of LGBTQI people deferred to next meeting of Member States’ ambassadors to EU
DIGITAL: EU-US Trade and Technology Council, Thierry Breton stresses importance of global rules on artificial intelligence
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes provisional quota for anchovy in Iberian waters
RESEARCH: applications in response to call for ERC Advanced Grants up 11% this year
SPORT: five European ministers concerned about lack of broadcasters for Women’s World Cup
TRANSPORT: United States and EU reaffirm their commitment to decarbonising transport